Kayaks allegedly bring in big bucks via fraud

A married couple are facing fraud charges after allegedly setting up an EFTPOS machine to transfer money from sales at a kayak factory directly into their own account.

Major fraud squad detectives charged a 48-year-old Bicton man and his 44-year-old wife with a number of fraud and stealing offences allegedly committed while the pair were employed at a kayak factory based in O'Connor between 2008 and 2010.

It is alleged that an approved EFTPOS machine was installed at the a Palmyra store, with some funds from the sale of stock being transferred into an account operated by the man without the owner's knowledge.

Following an audit of the store, it was revealed that stock totalling about $500,000 had been sold or gone missing without documentation.